PROCLAMATION
   

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 16 - 21, 2006 AS

 
SAN MATEO COUNTY
HEART GALLERY WEEK

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PROCLAIMED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

   
 

WHEREAS, the HEART GALLERY is a professional traveling photography exhibit featuring children and youth in foster care who are in need of lifelong connections to a committed adult; and

   
 

WHEREAS, October 19, 2006, marks the Opening of the SAN MATEO COUNTY HEART GALLERY Exhibit, which is a partnership of public and private agencies serving children and youth in foster care in the Bay Area; and

   
 

WHEREAS, in the Bay Area there are 83,000 children in foster care of which nearly half are over ten years of age; and

 
 

WHEREAS, by the age of 18, youth “age out” of the foster care system and four thousand youth “age out” annually in California alone, most having no family or adult support; and

   
 

WHEREAS, since a picture is worth a thousand words, the HEART GALLERY gives a human face to the statistics and as a result, there have been over 300 children adopted from six HEART GALLERY exhibit showings across the country and the County of San Mateo now joins with counties in the State of California and elsewhere in recognizing these efforts,

   
 

NOW, THEREFORE, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors does hereby proclaim the week of OCTOBER 16 - 21, 2006 as “SAN MATEO COUNTY HEART GALLERY WEEK” and, along with commending this program, urges its employees and residents to view the photography exhibit at the 411 Gallery on Broadway in Redwood City or online at bayareaheartgallery.com.

 
 

Dated: October 17, 2006

 
 

SUPERVISORS:

  
     
   

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JERRY HILL, President

     
   

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MARK CHURCH

     
   

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RICHARD S. GORDON

     
   

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ROSE JACOBS GIBSON

     
   

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ADRIENNE J. TISSIER

    
     

Attest:

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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors